Guide to wedding dress shapes and the body shape they flatter...

There truly is a dress out there for every shape and size bride imaginable. Don’t be overwhelmed by the choices. Follow a few simple rules and the leg work can be dramatically reduced.

No one knows your body as well as you do, the parts you are the most confident about and want to enhance, and the areas which you prefer not to emphasise.

Curvaceous Brides

If you are a lovely Rubenesque lady then go for a dress that has lots of structure and support in the bodice. Keep the structure and support running across the tummy and upper hips if you are going prefer a more tightly fitting dress. Alternatively stop the structure at waist level, go soft and floaty from this point down.

Sweet heart neck lines will flatter a fuller bust, whilst a soft outer layer of rouching running diagonally across the bodice will help flatter the tummy. Alternatively, a lace overlay across the tummy will work beautifully.

Keep any shoulder straps very soft and let them sit on the outer edge of your shoulders. This will keep your shape beautifully balanced.